Redrawing the map

State legislators will need a different kind of GIS (a Geopolitical Information System?) program to realign Congressional districts in the wake of the commonwealth’s declining population.

Patriot Staff

State legislators will need a different kind of GIS (a Geopolitical Information System?) program to realign Congressional districts in the wake of the commonwealth’s declining population. One of the state’s 10 seats will go away, and Cape Codders have an opportunity to express their preferences June 27 at Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable.

The state Legislature’s Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, which includes state Sen. Dan Wolf and state Rep. Demetrius Atsalis among its members – will take testimony at the college starting at 6 p.m.